Brain injury caused by Blast trauma is often invisible
There is a fascinating article in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic Magazine on the subject of research into soldiers’ exposure to blasts (explosions) and the traumatic brain injury that results from that exposure — “The Invisible War on the Brain” by Caroline Alexander. This has been referred to as the “signature injury” of the wars in Iraq and...
Restoration of Capacity – Yes you can go back to court
Sometimes a guardianship must be put in place when a young person reaches adulthood and has severe disabilities that impede their capability to manage their financial or personal affairs. Sometimes a capable adult who never signed any Power of Attorney suffers a severe and traumatic brain injury, and a guardianship is urgently needed to ensure financial protection or arrange for necessary...
Publication of Proposed Amendments to 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 (TBI)
As promised on Friday, I have linked the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed amendment to 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 regarding illnesses secondary service-connected to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at Federal Register – Proposed Change to 38 C.F.R. 3.310. The proposed amendment will now go into a sixty-day public comment period.
Further explanation is provided in the VA’s Notice of...
VA Proposes Change To Regulations Regarding TBI
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that they are publishing a proposed change to 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 regarding illnesses secondary service-connected to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The current 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 states “disabilit which proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury shall be service connected.” This is commonly called...